Water Industry Provides Career Opportunities
With hundreds of highly skilled employees retiring from the region’s water and wastewater industry each year, the industry provides vast opportunities for exciting careers that directly support the well-being of communities across San Diego County.
Join The Water Industry
The water industry offers a career path with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Many operational positions require technical skills that may be obtained through on-the-job training and industry-specific certifications. In addition to operational jobs, there are several other career opportunities that play critical roles in engineering, finance, public affairs, human resources, administration, and information technology.
The Water Authority is dedicated to creating an inclusive, respectful culture that encourages all employees to contribute to their fullest potential. We are committed to hiring and retaining a skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce and we are continually working to ensure our recruitment practices help us attract the most talented, diverse team. Some of these practices include:
- Partnering with local colleges to offer educational programs for technical and management level careers.
- Outreach programs to reach underrepresented groups in the water industry such as women in water programs, transitioning military, etc.
- Offering virtual exams whenever possible to facilitate candidate participation.
- Not using artificial intelligence to auto-screen applications and removing personal identifiable information (i.e. name and address) in the subject matter expert review process to avoid bias.
The Water Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability (whether perceived or actual), ancestry, military or veteran status, citizenship status, medical condition, and/or national origin.
How To Apply
First-time applicants need to create an account to complete an online application. Applications can be saved and used for multiple jobs.
For further assistance creating an account and filing an online application contact the job listing site administrator, NeoGov, at 1-855-524-5627.
Job Openings
Water Authority Jobs
Current job openings at the Water Authority, are posted on GovernmentJob.com/careers/sdcwa. Job seekers can sign up for job alerts to receive email notifications about open positions in more than 40 job categories.
Regional Industry Jobs
For job openings, internships and education opportunities across the region’s water and wastewater industry, go to San Diego Water Works.
SDCWA Benefits
Internships
When student internships at the Water Authority are available, they are posted under Current Job Openings. In addition, the Water Authority oversees the Regional Water and Wastewater Internship Program, which is designed to give water and wastewater technology students hands-on experience at participating water agencies throughout the San Diego region.
Applications are accepted once a year in the spring and the program year coincides with the traditional school year.
Career Development
College programs across the San Diego region support careers in the water and wastewater industry.
Cuyamaca College – Center for Water Studies
Palomar College – Water & Wastewater Programs
National University – Bachelor’s in Waterworks Management